KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress General Secretary Shashank Koirala tested positive for coronavirus infection, today.

Koirala took to Twitter to announce the confirmation of the news on his health.

"I was diagnosed with Covid-19 following the reports of the tests conducted today," NC General Secretary posted.

https://twitter.com/DrShashankKoir1/status/1303304226261536769?s=19

Koirala is staying in home isolation as per the advice of his doctors as his health is reported to be in a normal condition.

"I urge all those that had come into contapt with me in the past few days to adopt precautionary measures," Shashank Koirala tweeted.

Last week, the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Bidya Sundar Shakya too had contracted the infection.